{"data":{"ID":1399,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1755989338,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"From Spark to Habit: Designing Classrooms Where Creativity Lives","Handle":"from_spark_to_habit--designing_classrooms_where_creativity_lives","ShortDescription":"We\u2019ll reimagine classrooms as spaces where creativity is practiced daily\u2014through risk-taking, curiosity, and problem-solving. We'll focus on the question: How do we give students not just tools, but the mindset to tackle complex problems with confidence, imagination, and resilience?","Description":"This conversation centers on a powerful question: How can we, as educators, design learning spaces where creativity is not a special occasion but an everyday habit? Together, we\u2019ll explore what it means to cultivate a creative mindset - spaces where learners are encouraged to take intellectual risks, embrace curiosity, and see learning as an iterative process. Rather than prescribing a one-size-fits-all formula, this conversation invites participants to surface their own experiences, challenges, and hope for building a creative mindset.\r\n\r\nThe main idea is simple but transformative: creativity is a practice, not a product. By modeling creativity as exploration, iteration, and reflection, educators can help students unlock new ways of approaching complex problems - whether in STEM, the humanities or beyond. We\u2019ll dig into practical strategies that make creative thinking visible in the classroom, a classroom where student voice and choice flourish. \r\nParticipants will leave not just with tools but with a renewed mindset\u2014one that sees creativity as both a discipline and a gift. In short, this conversation is less about learning \u201cwhat to do\u201d and more about practicing \u201chow to think.\u201d","Link":["http:\/\/www.marymountnyc.org"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"To make this workshop truly conversational, we\u2019ll use a rotating dialogue model called \u201cCreativity Circles.\u201d Participants will begin in small groups, each tackling a real classroom challenge around fostering creativity. After ten minutes, they will rotate to a new group, carrying one idea forward while gathering new perspectives. This creates a ripple effect where ideas evolve and strength with each exchange. \r\nAs a culminating step, the whole group will come together to surface patterns, insights, and actionable strategies. These collective insights will be captured visually in a shared digital mind map that we will build in real time. The process ensures that every voice is heard, ideas are cross-pollinated, and the group leaves with a tangible artifact of their co-created wisdom.\r\nInstead of passively receiving tips, participants will experience creativity as a collaborative, iterative process - just as they\u2019ll (hopefully) model with their own students.","Presenter":["Eric Walters","Don Buckley","Lillian Ritchie","Elizabeth Collins","Akio Iida","Josh Burker"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Marymount School of New York"],"PresenterEmail":["eric.walters@marymountnyc.org","donbuckley@gmail.com","lritchie@marymountnyc.org","ecollins@marymountnyc.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":190,"ScheduleLocationID":34,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":"Thank you for your consideration!","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":13}}